Spontaneous Thoracic Spinal Cord Herniation.
- Author:
Young Jin KIM
1
;
Young Soo KIM
;
Ju Hun KIM
;
Hyeong Joong YI
;
Yong KO
;
Sung Hun OH
;
Kwang Myung KIM
;
Suck Jun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spontaneous spinal cord herniation;
Brown-sequard syndrome
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brown-Sequard Syndrome;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Humans;
Korea;
Laminectomy;
Leg;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Spinal Cord Diseases;
Spinal Cord*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2001;30(10):1237-1240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous herniation of the spinal cord is a very rare. It's clinical symptom presents with progressive myelopathy. A 42-year old male patient who presented the progressive left leg weakness and Brown-Seqaurd syndrome is presented. MRI showed a typical finding of dural defect and herniation of the cord on the level of T3-4. Repair of dural defect using an artificial dura and reposition of cord herniation were undertaken after three level laminectomies with SSEP monitoring. Postoperatively, symptoms were improved rapidly. In our knowledgement,this is first case being reported in Korea. This entity, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of myelopathy in the absence of a mass lesion.
